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More answers to Parliamentary questions this week include Cannabis: Smuggling – how many air passengers have been arrested for importing cannabis into the UK in each year since 2020 and Tobacco: Packaging – what evidence from other countries was considered to assess…

Prime minister Andy Burnham’s backroom is taking shape. Over the summer, No 10’s ranks have swelled. The reaction to the hires from within Labour has been “overwhelmingly positive”.  PoliticsHome gives a rundown of which movers and shakers in Labour politics…

Hull premiere of the film K-Hole shone a light on blight of ketamine use and dependency. The premiere coincided with the launch of the Hull Ketamine Support Pathway which will improve how people experiencing ketamine-related harm are identified, supported and…

What is the difference between a negative and a positive addiction? When does instant gratification and memory impairments become problematic? Professor Baldacchino of St Andrew’s University, chair of the World Psychiatric Association Addiction Faculty, scientific advisor for the European Union…

David Kerr raised £7,000 for Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care which he credits with saving his life by walking over 1million steps in a month, the BBC reported. Across the Atlantic, Colin Chartier, once ranked among the world’s best triathletes,…